- Going rogue
27th March 2023 Georgetown, Grand Cayman – Georgetown, Grand Cayman via Kittiwake, Grand Cayman Grand Cayman is known for the snorkelling, diving, cruise ships and basically being a sunnier and gawdier version of Fort Lauderdale (if that’s possible). Its not known for its hiking, protected flat anchorages or historic landmarks. Already experiencing what Grand Cayman… - A change of routine.
22nd March 2023 Georgetown, Grand Cayman We all have our little morning routines to start our days. The typical person will roll out of bed, complete their morning ablutions, put on the kettle for a brew and then start their day. We also follow this routine but recently there has been a significant change. After… - High drama, near death and an uncertain future.
15th March 2023 Georgetown, Grand Cayman – Georgetown, Grand Cayman via Doc Poulson, Grand Cayman Most days run like clockwork on Ruffian. We wake up in an idyllic location and make a plan where fun and adventure are the central activities. Tired from our exploits we then end the day with the sun setting before… - Its like riding a bike.
10th March 2023 Georgetown, Grand Cayman – Georgetown, Grand Cayman via Bonnies Arch & Oro Verde, Grand Cayman Some skills are like riding a bike. Arriving in Grand Cayman we have relearnt long lost skills and they really have felt like riding a bike, as some of those skills were’; riding bikes! Our bikes had… - Record Breakers.
3rd March 2023 Portobello, Central Panama, Panama – Georgetown, Grand Cayman When Roy castle, Norris McWhirter and the delectable Cheryl Baker* hosted ‘Record Breakers’ they gave awards for such amazing feats as ‘How many bar mats can you catch from your elbow?’ or ‘Maximum number of cheeseburgers eaten in an hour’. After sailing to Grand… - A cracking time.
23rd February 2023 Linton Bay, Central Panama, Panama – Portobello, Central Panama, Panama Panamanians know how to party. As the volume is turned up, they have a cracking good time and really get their teeth into dancing all their cares away. On Ruffian we’ve also had a cracking time and got our teeth into something,… - Board games.
19th February 2023 Linton Bay, Central Panama, Panama The 1980’s were a golden age for board games. Children grew wild with excitement at the thought of the spinning arrow in ‘Twister’ or who would be given the sports car in ‘Monopoly’. Things would then be taken to a whole new level at the thought of… - Waiting. Forever waiting.
16th February 2023 Linton Bay, Central Panama, Panama We were going to write something about people in 1980’s Russia waiting for everything and having to fix things. We’ve been doing the same as we been waiting forever for the wind to stop howling and turn in a different direct than due north, while we’ve been… - Rough with the smooth.
6th February 2023 Dolphin Bay (North), Bocas Del Torro, Panama – Linton Bay, Central Panama, Panama via Gallego Cays & Puerto Alegre, Bocas Del Toro, Panama In life we are told to take the ‘rough with the smooth’ and this raises all sorts of questions. Is it due to life being simply difficult where we’ve… - An exclusive list.
1st February 2023 Big Bight, Bocas Del Toro, Panama – Dolphin Bay (North), Bocas Del Torro, Panama via Ground Creek & Saigon Bay, Bocas Del Toro, Panama Saralane, Seraphina, Waimangu, Mad Fish, Persephone, Favorita, Annie, Quickstep two, Sauvage, Atea, Blue Mist, Pincoya *. This is an exclusive list and a list that we hate to…
